Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Common and widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, Apr-Jun, Jul-Aug. Forewing: 20-26mm. Foodplant: Birch. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1904 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1976 |
Year last recorded | 2015 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
Number of records | 1082 | 1198 | 790 | 1393 | 301 |
Number of individuals | 1016 | 2135 | 1608 | 2906 | 468 |
Unique positions | 115 | 170 | 229 | 216 | 39 |
Unique locations | 108 | 162 | 212 | 213 | 38 |
Adult records | 1045 | 1163 | 740 | 1334 | 295 |
Immature records | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
For the county, we have a total of 4764 records from 733 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Recorded fairly commonly in all five vice-counties in areas where birch is well established such as heathlands in the Vale of York. It is also the most frequent Prominent in Wharfedale (WNS).
2012 (CHF): Common and widespread with two overlapping broods. No recent changes in numbers or distribution. There can be impressive numbers in birch woodland eg 77 at North Cliffe Wood on 6.8.2010.
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